The substitute prince: Reported the emperor's brother at the beginning

Ning Yi opened the file and was shocked by what he saw.

Not only did the fourth brother spend a lot of money to transport several batches of grain to Jiangdong to make a fortune.

Even the second prince, who secretly liked to watch the show, transported a lot of things over.

Moreover, many prime ministers and people from the court were transported there.

Even the Yang family transported a batch over.

These guys are a bunch of greedy wild cats, and they all know that Jiangdong is profitable.

After all, the disaster in Jiangdong was so severe that Ning Yi's successive batches of relief grain were just a drop in the bucket.

Even if Gaoqingshui conducts strict inspections everywhere, it is still difficult to cook without rice.

Ning Yi closed the file and asked Zeng Rou beside him, "How much grain have we shipped to Jiangdong?"

Zeng Rou has access to a lot of information about Ning Yi.

She immediately replied casually: "Your Highness, we have already sent 1.4 million stones."

One million four hundred thousand shi, that's a terrifying number.

It was the Han family who transported them over in several batches.

Zeng Rou felt that such an amount of food was enough to save countless people in Jiangdong, but His Highness refused to release any food, which made her anxious and afraid to speak up.

Ning Yi was very satisfied with this number: "Go and call Tan Donglin and the other two to come and discuss this matter."

Tan Donglin and the other two haven't been to the Sixth Prince's Mansion for a while.

This time, the three of them bowed together and said, "Your humble servants greet His Highness."

Ning Yi asked the three of them to take their seats and chuckled, "You three have also heard about the problems in Jiangdong, right?"

Speaking of this, the three of them naturally had bitter expressions on their faces.

They are responsible for disaster relief, how could they not know.

Tan Donglin was the first to bow and say, "Your Highness, we can't delay any longer. If we don't release the grain, Jiangdong will be in chaos."

"Yes, Your Highness." Fang Wanhua said anxiously, "Even if over one million dan of disaster relief grain cannot save all the people of Jiangdong, it can at least save a few people, right?"

"I heard the news from Jiangdong that the disaster relief food supply had been cut off and many people were starving to death."

The three of them were extremely anxious. They had finally met Ning Yi, so naturally they hurried to urge him along.

Zeng Rou's young face was also filled with anxiety, and she stared at Ning Yi, who had a calm expression.

Ning Yi suddenly laughed: "You are right, the relief grain cannot be delayed any longer."

"But the disaster relief grain cannot be released, it can only be sold."

"Sell?"

"Your Highness, how can the people of Jiangdong still have money?"

"They can't even sell their own children now."

Everyone in the room suspected that Ning Yi did it on purpose. Was he trying to make some dirty money?

Ning Yi stood up and walked calmly to Tan Donglin, who looked anxious.

"Tan Donglin, are you willing to help the people of Jiangdong?"

Tan Donglin immediately bowed solemnly: "Your Highness, as the Minister of Disaster Relief, I am naturally willing to help the people of Jiangdong. I just hope that Your Highness will not take advantage of Jiangdong at this time..."

Before he could finish, Ning Yi threw a token into his hand.

While Tan Donglin was in a daze, Ning Yi said sternly, "Then you should go to Jiangdong."

"I will personally manage the Jiangdong disaster relief granary. I will open it and release the grain. The price will be the lowest possible."

"As for how the people can buy food with their money, that's Gao Qingshui's problem. No matter if they are men or women, young or old, they must have work to do, and the wages they earn must be enough to feed themselves. If Gao Qingshui continues to starve people to death, he will have to resign as the Censor. Is that okay?"

Tan Donglin was stunned. The order to go to Jiangdong seemed a bit hasty.

"Your Highness, I, your humble servant, have not yet..."

Ning Yi interrupted him and refused: "Are you afraid that someone in Jiangdong will stop you from selling the disaster relief grain?"

"That's easy. This prince will have Qin Haifeng personally lead hundreds of freshly trained servants to follow you to Jiangdong. You will represent this prince. Anyone who dares to stop us will be treated as an enemy of the royal family."

Tan Donglin was extremely excited. His rank in the capital was very low, and he only followed the Sixth Prince, so he still had some face.

But when he got there, no one recognized him.

But now the Sixth Prince directly gave him the royal token, and even assigned hundreds of servants who were trained every day to serve as guards, giving him the power of life and death. Naturally, he was extremely excited about such an important task.

Tan Donglin immediately knelt down and said resolutely, "Your Highness, rest assured. Tan Donglin will live up to your trust and will personally go to Jiangdong immediately."

The two people standing by were filled with tears in their eyes.

Who wouldn't be tempted to personally represent the prince and have the power of life and death?

Fang Wanhua and Jiang Bingwen also immediately bowed: "Your Highness, what about us? What should we do?"

They also want to show off their power, which is equivalent to being imperial envoys.

Ning Yi looked at them and smiled, "You don't have to go to Jiangdong. Tan Donglin is enough."

This made both of them very disappointed.

However, Ning Yi explained, "Once Jiangdong opens its granaries, grain prices will definitely drop significantly. If they don't sell all the grain in Jiangdong, it will just rot in the warehouses."

"By then, many people will undoubtedly be desperate, so this prince wants the two of you to intercept all messengers from Jiangdong to the capital. Wait until the situation is settled and leave them powerless to recover."

"Of course, we can ask General Han Dingtian and Minister of War Yang Long for help. I believe they will be willing to help."

Fang Wanhua and Jiang Bingwen immediately became alert. This matter was indeed very important, and they immediately accepted the order.

Your Highness is really powerful. With just one move, all the profiteers and corrupt officials who have been hoarding grain at high prices due to the disaster in Jiangdong will suffer huge losses.

With just a flip of the hand, the grain price in Jiangdong can be changed at will. How can one not admire such means and plans?

When the three of them left, Ning Yi instructed a servant, "Go tell the Yang family not to ship the grain they just transported two days ago to Jiangdong, otherwise they will lose a lot of money."

The Yang family really loves money.

A few days ago, Ning Yi heard Yang Ziqin talking about the discussion between Yang Long and Han Dingtian at night.

As a result, the Yang family couldn't help but transport grain to Jiangdong. They were really not afraid of losing money.

When everyone left, only Ning Yi and Zeng Rou were left in the room.

Ning Yi glanced at the little girl, whose face was filled with shock, and chuckled, "Are you not going to plead for your fellow Jiangdong people?"

Zeng Rou blushed all of a sudden. It seemed that His Highness could not hide any of her thoughts from him.

"Your Highness, Rou'er is urging you to do something."

Just now, Zeng Rou was disappointed with Ning Yi. She felt that His Highness was too hard-hearted and that she had misjudged and followed the wrong person.

Now, she is completely in awe of Ning Yi.

"Alright." Ning Yi stretched and yawned, "Prepare some medicine for this prince to practice martial arts."

Zeng Rou has been doing all these things. In order to ensure safety, Ning Yi doesn't dare let others touch them.

......

In a luxurious manor in the south of the Yangtze River, Governor Zhuang Enzhong was being surrounded by a group of young girls and being served.

They massaged his shoulders and legs, and someone even fed him tea personally.

On the stage in front, the most famous opera troupe in Jiangnan was performing for him.

At this time, the Jiangnan Governor ignored the housekeeper's attempt to stop him and hurried over: "Governor, something big has happened."